Will this rack clear the spare tire on an 08 Rav 4?
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I bought this for my daughter, she owns a Trail Blazer. I suggest that you contact Swagman for more info.
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I'm sorry, I don't know. When the weather clears up I'll measure the tongue length if that's helpful to you.
3575
I can't say for sure. It clears our 09 Honda Pilot by a lot - but even if it does clear the spare the bikes would probably snug up to it. Actually, that could be a good thing - then you don't have to worry about the bike wheels rubbing your car paint.
1630487
It should not, no. However, you may wish to look at the Freedom Superclamp, that rack only touches the tires
2006811
Just purchased this for Toyota Rav 4 tire size 215/70 R16 and it fits perfectly, snug as a bug. I suspect it would not be adequate for your tire size.
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If you get a pin to fit the smaller hole (the one farthest out) you MIGHT be able to fit a small spare. If not I would get one of those bike racks that clamps to the spare. I tried to measure and the space seemed too small for a large spare tire. My tires are about 9" wide..add the tire rack..it'll probably be too short.
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Hi, Karen - Amazon sent me this question but I'm not sure why since I have a Toyota RAV4. I had to take the wheel cover off the spare tire to fit it on but one thing I can testify to is that it's very sturdy and I like that a lot. I use extra straps and bungie cords to be super sure the rack and my bike are secure and I don't know if that applies to you but I can definitely recommend it.
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The lock bar on mine is not flat so there is no way I would be able to get a spare tire cover on. Even with a flat bar(shown in the pic) I still don't think a spare tire cover would fit without concerns of tearing the cover. It works great though. My 35inch tire and AEV Wheel is tight and solid against the tailgate
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This rack will fit 2 inch and 1 1/4 inch square receivers and it will work on your Rav 4.It's a great product. If your bikes do not have top horizontal frame fron seat to handle bar (std. men's bike) buy tubetop accessory for each bike.
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Dear George, I just fit mine yesterday on a Prado. It fits, but the space between the tire and the glass of the backdoor is limited, so the metal touches the glass. I put some old inner tube around it and it worked, but i am a bit worried about cracking the glass. So for your RAV4, check how much space you have between the glass and the wheel.Hugo
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I have a jeep wrangler it works OK for me but I don't have a big spare tire.I mounted some aluminum plates for the bike tires to set on so they didn't slide off of the square tubing. Good luck.
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It will not fit on 2009 Rav4, I just bought it for that and will have to return it. The problem is the Rav4 spare tire mounting plate has a round part to hold the tire in place that prevents putting the bike rack mounting plate in place.
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Good question! I doubt it. My bet it will drag. But u could get a hitch with a rise on it say 3 inches that may help though it could inter fear with spare tire at that point.
660208
My car is a CRV, but the way the rack installs over the tire I don't think you will have a problem with a different vehicle.
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I have a spare tire mounted in mine, so if I have had any drop in mileage I would attribute it to that. I think if there is any drop it is due to what is being carried in the rack and that causing the drag. The rack itself seems like it would cause minimal drag.
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I don't think there is enough room between the bar and the tire but that might depend on the rack size and seat post length.
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I have a 2006 Jeep Liberty 4x4 with the rear spare tire (235/65-17), and a Hidden Hitch, frame mounted receiver and this bike ball mount rack works perfectly behind the spare. It bolts directly to the trailer ball mount which is removable. I don't think it will work with a bumper mounted trailer ball and a rear spare.
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I have a '97 RAV4, should be the same. First remove the original plastic cover & the 2 plastic clam shell pieces from the spare tire. Then wrap the cover on the upper side (towards the sky) of the spare tire, and you can pull the rest of the cover down and around the spare tire. It does require a bit of force to pull the cover all the way in. Hope this help.
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I'm not sure. I have it mounted on the back of my camper. I do have a bumper mounted spare but it is mounted off to one side. I do not think the bike rack extends far enough past the mount to clear a centered mounted spare. Hope this helps.